Reply #30: Do you guys really think we should be encouraging Kucinich?

[cryofan]

I am serious. He has already been marginalized by the media. And he helped them do it by letting them cover fucntios associated with exotic or strange ideas/people/practices, etc. If we progressives want our ideas to eventually be taken seriously, then we should only support candidates who can be taken seriously by the masses. We need a more mainstream-appearing candidate. But not Dennis. Otherwise, we run the risk of damaging the progressive cause.

I am not putting down, disparaging, or denigrating non-mainstream causes or activities or beliefs. In fact, as someone pointed out in another, related, thread, I myself am associated with some decidedly non-mainstream practices. But I would keep that part of myself out of the spotlight, were I running for president. Dennis has not: in fact, he has used it for publicity. But unfortunately it has only hurt him, and more importantly, it has hurt the progressive cause.

Dennis should step aside, and we, his supporters, should let him know it. I know that many of you take this personally, and I feel bad about that, but this is just how I feel.